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2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Take a minute to speed up websites.
What is cache and why is it needed
The cache is temporary files from all visited sites that the browser saves to disk. This data includes pictures, animations, fonts and other page elements. On the next login, they are not loaded from remote servers, but read from local memory. This allows you to speed up the display of sites and save traffic.
Large cache sizes often slow down performance and can cause web pages to malfunction. At the same time, all browsers store the cache separately, so when using several programs, the data can take up a significant amount of disk space.
After deleting the cache, space will be freed up and the browser will work faster. However, the initial loading of content-rich web pages may take a little longer.
How to clear browser cache
All browsers have a function for clearing temporary data. It works the same way, but it starts up differently. Here's how to do it.
Google chrome
Go to Menu → More Tools → Clear Browsing Data ….
Check the box next to "Images and other files saved in the cache" and select the time range "All the time".
Click the Delete Data button.
Mozilla Firefox
Open the "Menu" and go to settings.
Go to the section "Privacy and Security" → "Cookies and site data" and click the "Delete data" button.
Highlight Cached Web Content and click Delete.
Opera
Open the settings, scroll to the bottom of the list and click the "Clear browsing history …" button.
Select the "All the time" range and check the "Cached images and files" checkbox.
Click the Delete Data button.
Yandex browser
Run "Settings" → "Advanced" → "Clear history".
Set the parameter "For all time" and check the item "Files saved in the cache".
Click the "Clear" button.
Microsoft Edge
Go to Settings → Log → Clear Browser Data.
In the drop-down menu "Time range" select "All time" and check the box next to the item "Cached images and files".
Click on the "Clear Now" button.
Safari
Open the "History" menu and select "Clear history …".
Set the value to "all history" for the parameter "Clear".
Click the "Clear History" button.
Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon, and then "Security" → "Delete browser history …".
Check the box next to "Temporary Internet and Web Sites Files."
Click the Remove button.
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